_ 503 _ This was the greatest thing that had ever happened there, because everyone reports they are thieves and it is a marvel if you can save the wood of one of these captured naus. For this reason I regret how little I requested Your Highness for Antonio Moniz. However, placing more trust in his merits than in my intercession, I am quite sure that Your Highness will yet send him an even greater reward than the one I have asked for. May Our Lord extend the life and royal estate of Your Highness for many years. Written in this city of Diu on 16th December 1546. I endorsed this letter and I was with the Governor when I did so. Because I was not well enough to write it in my own hand, I endorsed it. The licenciate and secretary, Antonio Cardoso. I kiss Your Highness's royal hands. João de Castro(A) (A) No location given for original.
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